I BETTER MAKE ROOM FOR MY CAT
OR
I WILL REACH HASTILY IN GRABBING STEEL CUT OATS.
FINISHING.
I BETTER MAKE ROOM FOR MY CAT
OR
WHEN SHE SAUNTERS TOWARDS ME
WITH EXPECTATIONS OF INTIMATE SPACING
THERE MAY BE NO ROOM FOR HER—
THERE MAY BE ROOM….
BUT NOT THE KIND OF ROOM
SHE LIKES.
I BETTER MAKE ROOM FOR MY CAT
PREPARE A FLAT FLAT SURFACE,
A PIECE OF CRUNCHING PAPER,
CHERISHED ITEM,
OR SHE WILL LEAVE.
UNLESS SHES IN THE NEEDING MOOD
THE MOOD WHERE SHE CAN SMELL THE OUTSIDE
FRESH
WANTING
AND ALIVE.
THE OUTSIDE WHICH BECKONS HER EVERY BONE.
CAUSING HER TO MEOW WITH
SUCH SORROW
IT CUTS ME IN FINE LITTLE CUTS.
I DO NOT LET HER OUTSIDE
BECAUSE I AM AFRAID I WILL
LOSE HER.
AND SO
I MAKE SPACES FOR HER TO BE.